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Article: Three Superdelegates Endorse Barack Obama
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- May 7, 2008
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The presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., issued the following news release:
The day after Barack Obama's commanding victory in North Carolina and tight finish in Indiana, three superdelegates today endorsed Barack Obama.
The three previously uncommitted superdelegates endorsing Obama are North Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Jerry Meek, North Carolina DNC member Jeanette Council, and California DNC member Inola Henry.
These endorsements brings the total number of superdelegates to endorse Obama to 261. Senator Obama is 170 delegates away from securing the Democratic nomination.
Chairman Meek said, "Over the past year, I've watched as Barack Obama has drawn countless new ...